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Evolution of Management from the 1950s through the 1990s

has heightened both production and attention to human capital and likely, these trends will continue through the twenty-first cent...

Operations Management and IT, TQM, and JIT Effects

* Manufacturing flexibility is essential (Green and Inman, 2000). * Customers define quality (Green and Inman, 2000). * Team effor...

Nurse Leadership, Clinical Pathways, Discharge Planning, and Quality Management

synopsis will be provided for each of these articles and one article will selected for a more detailed discussion of how its findi...

TQM and the Value of Leadership

so that restructuring is not needed, only a bit of fine tuning or reevaluation at various junctures(Ackoff, 1994). "At every leve...

John Winthrop and William Bradford on Character Qualities

is considered to be especially significant in regards to the documentation of American history and despite having been written in ...

Project Manager's role in Acquisitions and Mergers

managers need to be committed to their missions, while having a long-term and big-picture perspective when it comes to such merger...

Boeing Airlines, International Sales, and Ethics

global market Boeings response was to strengthen its forces. In August, 1997, Boeing completed a merger with another commercial j...

Total Quality Management, Mission Statement, and Organizational Culture

necessary, as well, for the original vision and mission statement. "When change is needed in an organization it is likely the cul...

Case Study Analysis of Millstone Packaging

effective move, and it was one of many changes. Essentially, what the firm did was to upgrade their equipment and they found that ...

Comparison of the Baldrige and European Quality Awards

In six pages these prestigious prizes and what they represent are examined in this comparative analysis. Ten sources are cited in...

Dana Corporation Operations and Staffing

the company... * "Break down barriers between departments... * "Remove barriers that rob the hourly worker of his right to pride o...

Total Quality Management and the Effects of Human Resources Management

middle of the 20th century (actually, following the end of World War II, when statistician William Deming took his "14 Points," in...

Literature Review of Consumer Research

indicator of quality, there remains a dearth of published research addressing the issue. There are some studies that address wait...

Shakespeare's Henry V as a Virtuous Hero

plot. There is little else that constitutes the plot other than Henry and his brilliant ability to dominate every situation. The...

Total Quality, Purchasing, and Supply Management

When it comes to supply management, a great deal has been said about TQM as it pertains to the supply chain. Basically, without so...

Flexible Firms and Human Resources Management

In nine pages this research paper examines the concept of a flexible firm and discusses the importance of TQM or total quality man...

Business Training Practices of the United States

In five pages this paper discusses Total Quality Management, training programs such as those of the San Francisco 49ers NFL team a...

Saturn Corporation and Employee Training

Saturn Corporation stands head and shoulders above many other companies in regard to the quality of their employee training effort...

Animals and the Study of Consciousness

The nature and extent of consciousness in animals has been the source of hot debate in the scientific community. This paper examin...

Comparing Reebok and Nike

In seven pages this report compares Reebok and Nike in a consideration of manufacturing shifts to China from Indonesia, social res...

Tactics and Strategies of Global Automakers

In ten pages this paper compares and contrasts the U.S. and Japan automakers in a consideration of strategies and tactics in accor...

Singapore and the Marketing of Video Games

In ten pages this paper discusses what must be considered when marketing home video games to the Singapore market in a considerati...

Responsibilities of Nursing Directors

In five pages Directors of Nursing are examined in terms of their many responsibilities which include business management, human r...

Enlightened Leadership Book Review

approach to changing the way a corporation does business puts the motivational horse behind the enhanced productivity cart. A...

Subgrouping, Quality Control, and Statistical Process Control

In five pages this paper discusses control charts and their effects in an overview of the rational behind quality control subgroup...

3 Major Airlines and Management

rate of 9.1 percent for the fiscal year ended June, 1997, for total revenues of $13,590,000. Until the fall of 1996, Deltas stock...

Merger Between Norwest and Wells Fargo

which they raised their assessment of Wells-Fargo to match that of Norwest (Flannigan, 1998). Wells-Fargo was the second-largest ...

1990s and Increasing Economic Competition in the United States

In eleven pages this paper is written from 1989 worldview perspective and considers how America can become more economically compe...

Overview of Steel Qualities and High Strength Alloy Steels

In twelve pages strength steel is examined in a consideration of various qualities with high strength alloy steels being the prima...

Plato and Confucius on the State and Society

In eleven pages this research paper contrasts and compares Plato's and Confucius's perceptions on the ruling state and society wit...